Transcript Faulty Argumentation - Bourbon County Schools

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faulty
Some arguments are ____________;
they don’t stand up under scrutiny.
Strong arguments have a lot of
factual
evidence to support them.
____________
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Weak arguments often lack
evidence
____________
. They sometimes resort
tactics to prove a point.
to deceptive
____________
generalizations
 Watch out for ____________
research
poor ____________,
faulty
,
reasoning
____________
, biases and false
statements
____________
. These are signs
of a faulty or weak argument.
 When
persuasive techniques
emotions
appeal too much to ____________
logic
rather than ____________
they can
propaganda
sometimes form, ____________
a
one-sided message intended to
coerce
____________
others to agree with
an idea or take a particular action
deceit
using ____________
and
personal
pressure .
____________
1.
Fill in the persuasive techniques
chart.
2.
For the example, write the one
given or make up your own.
3.
Pass the paper to the next row.
4.
Answer multiple choice
questions 1-3.
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Latin phrase
that means
attacking an
opponent on a
personal level,
rather than
arguing with his
or her viewpoint
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Do you really want
Randall Smith as
mayor? He didn’t even
serve in the armed
forces!
 citing
prominent
figures to
support a
position
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The Surgeon General
warns against nicotine
use.
instilling
anxiety
or panic
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You don’t want to be
caught sweating! Use
Super-Duper-Dry
antipersperant.
 persuading
the audience
to join in and
take the view
or action that
“everyone else
is taking”
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Everyone on your block
is getting a TeleTV
dish…don’t miss out!
 presenting
only two
choices, with
the author’s
idea or
product being
the better
choice
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Drive a hybrid car.
Otherwise, YOU are
part of the airpollution problem.
 simplifying
a decision
by telling
people
exactly
what to do
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Buy a new living-room
suite today!
 appealing
with
emotional
words that
offer no
provable
benefits
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Ford has a better idea!
GE brings good things
to life!
 making
vague
statements so
that readers
fill in their
own
interpretations
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This new lotion has
properties more
advanced than any
other on the market.
 words
with
strong
connotations
that try to
provoke
reader
emotions
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Get AmberGlow selftanning lotion, and
cover your pale, dull
skin!
 claims
that
may not tell
the whole
truth about
what statistics
are used or
where they
come from
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Four out of five
dentists recommend
Pinnacle Toothpaste.”
(Who are they? Might
they be consultants for
the company?)
 providing
simple
answers to
complex
issues
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Start recycling today,
and save the world for
tomorrow.
 using
generalities
to rationalize
questionable
acts or
beliefs
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I always shop for
bargains, so spending
this much on a purse is
OK this time.
 using
a jingle
or word over
and over to
get it stuck
in someone’s
head
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Benson’s: the better
Barbecue. Buy
Benson’s. When it’s
Benson’s it’s better!
 blaming
an
individual or
group to
shift guilt
from
responsible
parties
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The administration is
obsessed with oil
interests. The
government is
responsible, not the oil
companies.
 using
catchy
phrases to
associate a
product or
idea with
something
positive
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Nike: “Just Do It”
 provoking
prejudices to
play on the
fears and
hatreds of
the audience
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Members of Middle
Eastern cultures have
attacked the United
States, so we must
beware of all people
from these nations.
 using
an
expert,
celebrity, or
respected
public figure
to endorse a
product or
point of view
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Pop star Lisa Mon uses
Longlash Mascara. You
too can have long, lush
lashes like Lisa!
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projecting positive
or negative
qualities (praise or
blame) of a person
or idea to another
to make something
more acceptable or
to discredit it
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Our candidate is an
active member of his
church. He will make
an excellent senator!